Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur
In the eyes of Biden & Democrats, this is the key distinction between deal-making and hostage-taking. If there's a budget deal both parties like, it's easy to tack on the debt limit to take the sting off; but they say there can't be a risk of default if there's no deal in time. — PolitiTweet.org
Liam Donovan @LPDonovan
This distinction was alluded to in the WH readout. Opens up a process where he has more room to maneuver. https://t.co/EiOPWuAGna